Tag: Mark Twain

• The Big One

  It’s my birthday. Not just any birthday, either. It’s the big one. The big 6-0. As in, senior citizen discount at some places. As in AARP stuff in the mail EVERY SINGLE DAY. I had a great day. My classroom was decorated with streamers, lots of little goodies and treats found their way to my…

  michardillo

  October 11, 2016

  Essay

  big 6-0, birthday, blood sugar, carbohydrates, diet, fitness, health, Mark Twain, Puerto Rico, sixty, teaching, weight loss

• The Harsh Reality of Truth

  A few years ago, on “club picture day”, my good friend and colleague stood with me and the students in the after-school club that we jointly moderate to take our photo for the yearbook. Weeks later, the photos arrived and we were each given our copy. Later that day, when we were looking at the…

  michardillo

  November 29, 2015

  Essay, Uncategorized

  Benjamin Disraeli, Buddha, Gospel of John, Governor, John Bel Edwards, leggings, Lori Greiner, Louisiana, Mark Twain, Shark Tank, St. Augustine, The Skinny Mirror, truth, USCCB